Just a few more days to Valentine’s Day!  What will you do for your sweetheart? I personally believe that something that is lasting (besides a bigger belly) is best.  Many people go with jewellery, although more people go for flowers and chocolates.  I hope your day is enjoyable and special, no matter what you do. 

When you purchase a pool, be sure you get a certified installer.  Remember that manufacturers are guaranteeing the product that they make only upon it being installed by someone who has been trained to do so.  Car manufacturers warranty parts which have been installed by trained technicians, and so pool manufacturers will stand behind their product, when it has been installed by someone who is trained properly to do it.  Buyer beware!

 

Give it to the Busy One

Why is it that the more you do, the more you are expected to do, and the saying “if you want something done, give it to the busy person” is so true?  I have been finding lately that the more I do, the more I have to do, and the more the work gets piled on to me.  I don’t understand the phenomena, but it’s definitely true!  Can anyone explain this to me?

 

Pool Sales

Groundhog Day is this week.  Can you believe it?  I feel like we still haven’t had winter (and come on people, we haven’t really had winter yet).  With Groundhog Day our thoughts turn to spring, and we begin to gear up for warmer weather and the onslaught of pool inquiries and sales.  Hurry and get your pool installed in time for lots of swimming!

Jumpin’ the Gun?

Oops, don’t open that swimming pool yet! Here comes the snow!!?!

Well the first month of …winter?… is under our belts, and I’m feeling very happy that there are only two months left.  If this is winter, I can certainly handle it!  Looking forward to more pool weather though, and longing for the hot sun!  (Can you tell I am a sun worshipper?)

 

Remembrance Day

Of all the “holidays” or observances in this country, this is one of the most solemn occasions, and the most costly in terms of lives lost, and yet it is the least costly in terms of our actual remembrance or observation.  What cost many people their lives, we observe with what…a “minute” of silence??? A cheap (dollars and cents wise now) poppy, which some people save from year to year (and so it becomes even cheaper)??? And yet “Boxing Day” is an entire holiday devoted to…shopping?? Because this is more important than our freedom?? I guess I am the one that doesn’t get it.  I’m sorry, people, I believe our freedom deserves more respect and contemplation and serious remembrance than the minute of silence which is the very LEAST that we can do!!

Pools Are In

I have never seen the interest in swimming pools so high as I have this year.  Now that there are more styles and pricepoints available, the demand has been high as people look into the fiberglass pool option for themselves.  I still believe it has the best value for the dollar, and adds value to your home.  It is cheaper than a cottage and provides more use to your backyard.  Fiberglass is cheaper than the gunite pool (or concrete), but more expensive than the vinyl.  I have yet to meet a customer who has a fiberglass pool that is not happy with it!

Another one done

We keep working away, and we have another happy customer!  We’re still installing our fiberglass swimming pools, which are the best bang for the buck.  This week saw another one finished.  There’s not many left on the list for this year, so it has been another successful season of pool installations for us.  Thank you to all our satisfied customers, and to our hard working employees.  Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you, and we’ll talk turkey next week!

Turkey time

Oh, that delightful time of year is just around the corner.  Thanksgiving!  For me, this conjures up memories of previous Thanksgivings spent with my family.  I have memories of glorious fall days very warm inside the car, but usually too cool to have the windows open on the ride to wherever we were feasting.  The fall colours were brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows.  I don’t remember very many rainy Thanksgivings, but I’m sure there were some.  I remember one particular holiday weekend that we spent Thanksgiving on Manitoulin Island with all the family and some boyfriends were present as well.  We had a big football game that guys and girls alike all played in, and man were we hungry for the big feast.  My grandmother was THE BEST cook, and as soon as we went into the house from the cold, the smell of the wood fire, fresh homemade bread, apple pie, and of course turkey and all the trimmings was overwhelming!  I will never forget it.  I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving, wherever you are, and however you spend it.  Enjoy!!